This is an incomplete list of lakes in Ontario, a province of Canada. There are over 250,000 lakes in Ontario, constituting around 20% of the world's fresh water supply.[1]

Larger lake statistics

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Canadian Provinces and Territories
Ontario relief map
Lake Superior at Neys Provincial Park Ontario
Lake Huron
Frozen Lake Erie
Looking east across Lake Ontario to Toronto
Scarborough bluffs Lake Ontario
Lake Nipigon
Rainy Lake from Tango Channel

This is a list of lakes of Ontario with an area larger than 400 km2 (150 sq mi).[2][3][4]

Ontario lakes larger than 400 km2 (150 sq mi)
Lake Area (including islands) Altitude Depth max. Volume
Lake Superior[3] 82,100 km2 (31,700 sq mi) 184 m (604 ft) 406 m (1,332 ft) 12,000 km3 (2,900 cu mi)
Lake Huron[3] 59,600 km2 (23,000 sq mi) 177 m (581 ft) 229 m (751 ft) 3,543 km3 (850 cu mi)
Lake Erie[3] 25,700 km2 (9,900 sq mi) 174 m (571 ft) 64 m (210 ft) 480 km3 (120 cu mi)
Lake Ontario[3] 18,960 km2 (7,320 sq mi) 75 m (246 ft) 244 m (801 ft) 1,640 km3 (390 cu mi)
Lake Nipigon[2][4] 4,848 km2 (1,872 sq mi) 260 m (850 ft) 165 m (541 ft) 248 km3 (59 cu mi)
Lake of the Woods[2] 3,150 km2 (1,220 sq mi) 323 m (1,060 ft) 64 m (210 ft)
Lac Seul[2][4] 1,657 km2 (640 sq mi) 357 m (1,171 ft) 47.2 m (155 ft) 15 km3 (3.6 cu mi)
Lake St. Clair 1,114 km2 (430 sq mi) 175 m (574 ft) 8.2 m (27 ft) 3.4 km3 (0.82 cu mi)
Rainy Lake[2][4] 932 km2 (360 sq mi) 338 m (1,109 ft) 50 m (160 ft)
Lake Abitibi[2][4] 931 km2 (359 sq mi) 265 m (869 ft) 10 m (33 ft)
Lake Nipissing[2][4] 832 km2 (321 sq mi) 196 m (643 ft) 69 m (226 ft) 3.8 km3 (0.91 cu mi)
Lake Simcoe[2] 744 km2 (287 sq mi) 219 m (719 ft) 41 m (135 ft) 11.6 km3 (2.8 cu mi)
Big Trout Lake[2][4] 661 km2 (255 sq mi) 213 m (699 ft) 39.6 m (130 ft)
Sandy Lake[2][4] 527 km2 (203 sq mi) 276 m (906 ft) 41.8 m (137 ft) 2.72 km3 (0.65 cu mi)
Lake St. Joseph 493 km2 (190 sq mi) 371 m (1,217 ft)

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References

  1. ↑ Water Geography information.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Principal lakes, elevation and area, by province and territory". Statistics Canada. 2005-02-02. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Great Lakes Factsheet No. 1". Retrieved 2015-03-21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "World Lake Database (Lakes in Canada)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  5. ↑ "24 Mile Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  6. ↑ "Place names - Jeff Lake".
  7. ↑ "Place names - Jules Lake".
  8. ↑ "Place names - Little Moose Lake".
  9. ↑ "Place names - Little Sucker Lake".
  10. ↑ "Place names - McLaren Lake".
  11. ↑ "Place names - Mirror Lake".
  12. ↑ "Place names - Mong Lake".
  13. ↑ "Place names - Ottertooth Lake".
  14. ↑ "Place names - Packsack Lake".
  15. ↑ "Place names - Pot Lake".
  16. ↑ "Place names - Pumphouse Lake".
  17. ↑ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Pine Lake". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  18. ↑ "Place names - Rainbow Lake".
  19. ↑ "Place names - Redbridge Lake".
  20. ↑ "Place names - Steve Lake".
  21. ↑ "Place names - Trout Lake".
  22. ↑ "Place names - Twin Narrows Lake".
  23. ↑ "Place names - Twoline Lake".
  24. ↑ "Place names - Upper Algocen Lake".
  25. ↑ "Place names - Widdifield Lake".
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